6) 2010 Baja Ha-ha Bahia Santa Maria, Baja, CA

Bahia Santa Maria, Baja, CA

 Woke up in the morning to a beautiful blue sky in the anchorage at Bahia Santa Maria after having dropped the hook in the wee early hours.  We heard lots of chatter on the VHF that S/V Tachyon, a single-handed sailboat, went aground and they were gathering up volunteers to hike out and see if they could help. 

  

This particular venture would entail taking the dinghy thru a break; motoring up the river to fish camp #3; disembark and walk several miles to get to the north-eastern part of the beach on the north side of this peninsula.  This was too good to pass up.

John, Cliff, Dave

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Motoring up the estuary

It might look deep enough but this is a thriving tidal area with lots of shallow spots and sand bars.  We managed to sneak thru.

Fish camp #3.

The local fisherman commute to the fish camps in diverse trucks and travel along well-carved roads consisting of sand.  This entire area seems ruled by the wind and waves and even inland remnants of the sea can be found.  The lowlands are especially affected by the water action as the highest of tides and wind-driven water carves its way thru.  After ascending the low hills out of the fish camps this is the first view of ship-wreck beach and an isolated lagoon.

 

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walking the trail to the beach

whale bones

Everything washes up on this beach.

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S/V Tachyon

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the work is done.

S/V Rainbow at anchor.